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William Desmond Taylor

William Desmond Taylor

Directing·1872–1922·49 films

Irish-American film director. His 1922 murder remains unsolved.

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As Director

The Soul of Youth
The Soul of Youth (1920)
Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer (1917)
Johanna Enlists
Johanna Enlists (1918)
Nurse Marjorie
Nurse Marjorie (1920)
Huckleberry Finn
Huckleberry Finn (1920)
Davy Crockett
Davy Crockett (1916)
Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables (1919)
Sacred and Profane Love
Sacred and Profane Love (1921)
Beyond
Beyond (1921)
The Furnace
The Furnace (1920)
The Green Temptation
The Green Temptation (1922)
Jenny Be Good
Jenny Be Good (1920)
Judy of Rogues' Harbor
Judy of Rogues' Harbor (1920)
Wealth
Wealth (1921)
Morals
Morals (1921)
The Top of New York
The Top of New York (1922)
The Witching Hour
The Witching Hour (1921)
The World Apart
The World Apart (1917)
The American Beauty
The American Beauty (1916)
Jack and Jill
Jack and Jill (1917)
Captain Kidd, Jr.
Captain Kidd, Jr. (1919)
How Could You, Jean?
How Could You, Jean? (1918)
Redeeming Love
Redeeming Love (1916)
Happiness of Three Women
Happiness of Three Women (1917)
He Fell in Love with His Wife
He Fell in Love with His Wife (1916)
His Majesty, Bunker Bean
His Majesty, Bunker Bean (1918)
The Spirit of '17
The Spirit of '17 (1918)
North of Fifty-Three
North of Fifty-Three (1917)
Up The Road With Sallie
Up The Road With Sallie (1918)
Ben Blair
Ben Blair (1916)
The Parson of Panamint
The Parson of Panamint (1916)
The Heart of Paula
The Heart of Paula (1916)
The Varmint
The Varmint (1917)
Huck and Tom
Huck and Tom (1918)
Out of the Wreck
Out of the Wreck (1917)
The Diamond from the Sky
The Diamond from the Sky (1915)
Mile-a-Minute Kendall
Mile-a-Minute Kendall (1918)
Her Father's Son
Her Father's Son (1916)
The House of Lies
The House of Lies (1916)
Big Timber
Big Timber (1917)
Pasquale
Pasquale (1916)

As Actor

Death Scenes
Death Scenes (1989)Self (archive footage)
Death In Hollywood
Death In Hollywood (1990)
Granddad
Granddad (1913)The Southern Colonel
The Kiss
The Kiss (1914)George Dale - a Society Man
Murders of Hollywood
Murders of Hollywood (2003)Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988)(archive footage) (uncredited)
Captain Alvarez
Captain Alvarez (1914)Robert W. Wainwright AKA Captain Alvarez
The Quakeress
The Quakeress (1913)Reverend Cole

As Writer

Davy Crockett
Davy Crockett (1916)